Got the cab off and got it to paint. Now to get the motor and transmission moved to the new frame.

 

Got the new frame painted with the rust protective and top coat of the POR -15. Now to start putting it back together.

 

Got quite a bit done this weekend. Was able to get the motor out of the old frame and in to the new one. Cleaned it up a little bit too. Also got the rear leaf springs, axle and shocks in. Got the disc brakes and calipers on along with all of the rear brake lines. It's starting to kinda look like something!

 

Got the All Pro Off Road transfer case brake in and the rear driveline. Didn't have any problems putting the transfer case brake in and looks really clean.

 

Nice work!

 

Got pretty much everything put on the frame that I can until I get the cab back. Don't want to do anything up front yet because I don't want to make it a pain to put the cab back on.

 

Painted the valve cover to match the rest of the truck.

 

When you painted the grille, how did you remove the Toyota emblem? Did you use a heat gun?

 

The emblem unscrews from the rear

 

Got the front axle and driveline in today. Gonna put the new rotors and calipers on when I get a chance.

 

Just a little update. Should be getting the cab back soon from paint and body work. Once I get that back I will be posting a lot more but for now here's some things I have done in the mean time. I did get different seats that will be going in, they are out of a Honda Prelude (posted them earlier in the thread) really nice seats but went ahead and got some really nice neoprene seat covers made specifically for them. Not only will they protect the seats but they are water proof and also since I got them in grey and black they will go with the interior of the truck.



Also I am changing all of my front marker lights and the entire tail light assembly to led lights. I don't have a picture of the front marker lights done yet but there will be two amber led pods in the front. One will be a marker light the other will be a turn signal. For the rear I am doing a single amber pod for the turn signal, white pod for reverse light and red pod for marker light. But also installed 2 more red led pods for brake lights. Turned out to be an extremely clean setup and looks great. When the lenses are on you aren't able to see the pods at all. They are really bright and I will no longer run into any problems with the sockets having corrosion and not working. Kinda hard to see in the pictures but they do make a big difference. The maker light and reverse light are the only things on in the picture just so you kinda have an idea of what they will look like.

 

This is going to be a whole new truck!!

 

It's a beauty.. good work!

 

Great build. Wish I had waited to read it till it was done. I'm ready to see the finished product!!! And SOOO jealous of the bed on her. Everything we have around her is rusted pretty bad.
Looking in to LED's for mine for the longevity and extra light output, especially the back up lights as I have a tendency to back into stuff! Could you show a pic of the setup behind the lens?
It looks like your sticking with your same suspension setup so I assume your pleased with the ride and what not?

 

Thanks! I lucked out with the bed. Just one little rust hole that will be getting patched. I'm really liking how the LED's are coming out as well. You kinda have to cut up the tail lights and front markers to get them to work but if you do it right they come out really clean. You don't really notice them either unless you are really looking for them. I'm planning on doing the last tail light tomorrow so I will take some pictures of the setup behind the lens. I will also take a picture of the LED's I'm using and the front marker lights for you.

I am keeping a lot of things the same on the truck. I like the suspension setup. It's a pretty smooth ride. The biggest things I have changed are the rear axle which is an IFS rear axle, the disc brakes in the rear, and transfer case brake.

 

Here are some pictures for anyone that is interested in the LED setup.

I am using LED pods that are used as clearance lights or marker lights on commercial vehicles.



The front bezel will have two amber LED'S. The top will be a marker light and the bottom will be the turn signal.



The tail light will have one amber (turn signal), one white (reverse), one red (marker light) and two red (brake light). The two pods I am pointing at in the picture are the brake lights. I also posted more pictures of them on to give a better idea of the light they put out.

 

Nice upgrade

 

That's badass

 

subscrybed

 

Got the tail lights all wired up. Got a couple connectors to wire in so now if one ever goes out I will be able to just unplug it, pop the light out and replace it. Also for anyone interested in the LED setup, make sure when you cut the old lights out, to leave just a little bit of metal on the back so that the grommets will fit snug. If you don't you will have to silicone them in.